Mobileye Layoffs

Mobileye cut 200 jobs in December 2025, about 4% of its roughly 4,300-person global workforce, with the majority of the reductions concentrated in Israel where more than 3,000 employees are based. Unlike previous targeted cuts, including the closure of its LiDAR unit and the winding down of its Lane Departure Warning Systems division over the prior two years, this round was cross-functional. The company described the changes as reflecting "changing needs" in workforce requirements without specifying particular divisions. The timing was notable: Mobileye had just beaten Q3 revenue expectations at $504 million versus a forecast of $480.9 million and raised its annual guidance to between $1.85 and $1.89 billion. Even so, the stock had fallen more than 40% in 2025, with the market cap sitting near $9.5 billion.

Reason: Workforce realignment to changing operational needs

Source: calcalistech.com

Mobileye eliminated 100 positions in its lidar sensor development division in September 2024 after concluding that next-generation FMCW lidar was "less essential" to its autonomous vehicle roadmap. The company pointed to advances in computer vision and imaging radar, along with falling costs for third-party sensors, as making the internally developed lidar technology redundant. The division had already consumed more than $100 million in development spending with another $60 million projected and no near-term revenue on the horizon. The cuts came as Mobileye reported a near $100 million operating loss in its most recent quarter. The company said it would try to place some affected employees in other internal roles.

Reason: FMCW lidar deemed non-essential to AV roadmap due to advances in computer vision and radar

Source: calcalistech.com